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LIST OF MINES in Great Britain and the Isle of Man, 1918

 
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List of Mines 1918

 

 

NORTH WALES (metalliferous)

Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, Montgomery.

 

 

 

Anglesey

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Mona and Parys Mines Ltd., Amlwich

Mona and Parys

Amlwich

T Fanning Evans

Copper ore, copper precipitate and ochre

2
25

EJ Morris and TH Roberts, Llwyn Celyn, Aber Rd., Bangor

Ynys Gwyddil (suspended 1918)

Llanfflewyn Valley

EJ Morris

Copper ore

-
-

CB Toller, Mersey Copper Works, Widnes

Rhos-mynach

Nebo, Amlych

T Tones

ditto

9
3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carnarvon

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Aberllyn Zinc Mines Ltd., 7 Victoria St., London SW1

Aberllyn and Penrallt

Bettws-y-coed

EA Froggatt

Zinc ore

26
10

Consolidated Zinc and Lead Mines Ltd., 119 Victoria St., London SW1

Benault

Nantlle

Worked only for a short period in 1918

Lead ore

3
-

Cranfanr and Devon Mining Syndicate Ltd., 175, Piccadilly, London

Klondyke (suspended 1918)

Trefriw, llanwrust

R Morris

ditto

-
-

Great Challinor Mines Ltd., 6, South St., Finsbury, London

Cyffty

Llanwrst

Charles Evans

Lead ore

8
15

Rt. Henshall, Scotland Bank, Warrington

New Pandora (formerly Welsh Foxdale)

ditto

ditto

ditto

9
2

Jackson, Johnson, 179, Spa Rd., Bolton

Bettws Iron (worked for a short period in 1914)

Bettws Garmon

O Hughes

Iron ore

0
10

Llanrwst Consolidated Mines Ltd., Park Mine, Llanwst

Llanwst (Park)

ditto

CR Holmes

Lead ore and zinc ore

2
5

Colin McNeal, Manufactures and Merchants, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent

Pompren (worked for a short period in 1914)

Aberdaron

Barytes

4
-

GW Mansell & Co., 8-9 Martins Lane, Cannon St., London EC4

Cwm Fynhadog

Roman Bridge, 3

WJ Roberts

Lead ore

2
4

Mining Corporation of Great Britain Ltd., Talysarn, Penygroes

Drws-y-coed

Nantlle

RR Owen

Copper ore

13
14

ditto

Talysarn Copper

ditto

ditto

ditto

12
13

Ministry of Munitions, Cae Coch Mine, Trefriw

Cae Coch

Trefiw, Llanrwst

Iron pyrites

154
68

EJ Morris & TH Roberts. EJ Morris, Llwyn Celyn, Aber Rd., Bangor

Aber

Aber, Bangor

EJ Morris

Iron ore

-
5

North Wales Iron and Manganese Co. Ltd., 8, Cook St., Liverpool

Benallt (suspended)

Rhiw

William Roberts

Manganese ore

-
-

ditto

Nant

Llanfaelrhys

ditto

ditto

23
13

Mrs. EA Pickford, Weathercote, Victoria Park, Colwyn Bay

Coed Gwydyr

Trefiw

Lead ore

3
-

TH Roberts, Parliament House, Dolgelly

Cwm bychan

Bettws Garmon

Iron ore

-
2

Silurian Iron Ore Co. Ltd.,

Penrhyn Iron

Llandegai

Alex. Mackay

ditto

3
20

ditto

Ystrad

Bettws Garmon

ditto

ditto

25
15

Trecastell Lead Mines Ltd.,60/62, Spring Gardens, Manchester

Trecastell

Conway

R Bowen

Lead and zinc ores

25
30

John Whieldon 24, Abinger Rd., London

Pool

Bettws-y-coed

Lead ore

10
6

HJ Wright, Llandebr, Merioneth

ditto

ditto

Rhiw

Ty Canol

Tyddyn Meirion

Rhiw, Aberdaron

ditto

ditto

Evan Jones

ditto

ditto

Manganese ore

ditto

ditto

20
10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denbigh

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Cilcenus Mining Co. Ltd., Scotland Bank, Warrington

Cilcenus

Llanrwst

Lead and zinc ores

17
9

Glyn Quarries Ltd., Glyn, Chirk

Cambrian

Glynceiriog

Isaac Evans

Slate

18
15

ditto

Wynne (suspended)

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
-

WJ Hawkes, Llangollen

Moel Faen (suspended)

Llangollen

John Griffiths

ditto

-
-

Jaeger Bros. Ltd., 8 Union Court, Old Broad St., London

Tynycaeu

Abergele

H James

Iron ore

2
4

Llangollen Mines Ltd., 202 and 302A, Royal Liver Buildings, Liverpool

Llangollen Barytes (suspended)

Llangollen

W Stainton

Barytes

8
-

Jesse Lloyd & Co., Isfryn, Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham

Boundary

Minera

J Lloyd

Lead and zinc ores

4
-

Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd., Clifton Junction, Manchester

Pant du (suspended)

Mold

Peter Jones

China clay

-
-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flint

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Benjamin Brooke & Co. Ltd., Erith Works, Gwernymynydd, Mold

Cambrian

Gwernymynydd, Mold

Sandstone

4
28

Bryngwiog Mines Ltd, Halykn, Holywell

Plas Winter

Halkyn

Matthew Francis and son

Lead ore

2
-

East Halkyn Mining Co. Ltd., 9&11 Old Bank Buildings, Chester

Rhosemoor

ditto

Edward Powell

Lead and zinc ores

65
41

Halkyn District Mines Drainage Co., Halkyn

Llyn-y-pandy branch of drainage tunnel

Rhydymwyn

M Francis and Son

27
30

Halkyn Mining Co. Ltd., Halkyn, Holywell

Halkyn

Halkyn

ditto

Lead and zinc ores

64
63

Holywell-Halkyn Mining & Tunnel Co Ltd., Pendre, Holywell

Holywell-Halkyn Tunnel

Holywell

ditto

13
9

ditto

Milwr (suspended)

ditto

J Phillip Jones

Lead and zinc ores

-
-

J Phillip Jones, Pendre, Holywell

Gledlom

Ysceifiog, Holywell

ditto

Iron ore

2
1

Llyn-y-pandy Mining Co. Ltd., Halkyn, Holywell

Llyn-y-pandy

Rhydymwyn

M Francis & Son

Lead and zinc ores

4
3

Mount Halkyn Mines Ltd., Halkyn, Holywell

Mount Halkyn (suspended)

Halkyn

ditto

Lead ore

-
1

New North Halkyn Mines Ltd., 9&11 Old Bank Buildingd, Chester

New North Halkyn (suspended)

ditto

E Powell

ditto

-
-

North Hendre Lead Mining Co. Ltd., Hendre Mines, Mold

North Hendre

Rhydymwyn

Edward Davies

Lead and zinc ores

12
9

Pierce & Co., Treoglan Hall, Holywell

West Trelogan (suspended)

Mostyn

ditto

-
-

TH Roberts, Parliament House, Dolgelly

Dyserth

Dyserth

Iron ore

3
-

St Asaph Zinc, Lead and Bayta Co. Ltd., Pennant Mines, Rhuallt, St. Asaph

Pennant

St. Asaph

Thomas Brown

Witherite, barytes and lead ore

-
4

South Halkyn and Rhydymwyn Mining Co. Ltd., Halkyn, Holywell

Bryn celyn

Rhydymwyn

Matthew Francis

Lead and zinc ores

6
2

Waen Mines Ltd., Pendre, Holywell

Waen (suspended)

Whitford

J Phillips Jones

ditto

-
-

Waen Silica Sand Co. Ltd., Gwernaffield, Mold

Waen Silica

Gwernaffield, Mold

LW Carder

Sandstone

14
9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merioneth

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Abergynolwyn Slate and Slab Co. Ltd., Towyn

Bryn Eglwys and Cantrybedd

Abergynolwyn

David Jones

Slate

22
24

Andrew Anderson, 175 & 176 Picadilly, London

Egryn

Dyffryn

R Cadwaladr

Manganese ore

20
10

ditto

Hendre

Llanbedr

G Lewis

ditto

10
8

ditto

Rhinog

ditto

I Lewis

ditto

8
15

ditto

Votty and Diphys

Bont-ddn

C Roberts

ditto

-
17

Anzac Welsh Co., c/o James Joseph Wilde, Rock Cottage, Dolgelly

Anzac Welsh

Bont-ddu

JJ Wilde

2
1

Bryn-glas Slate Quarries Ltd., Fetiniog

Bryn-glas

Fertiniog

TO Williams

Slate

-
-

Cambrian Manganese Co., Llanbedr

Coed

Lanbedr

ditto

Manganese ore

13
10

ditto

Cwm-yr-afon

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
10

ditto

Dol-bebin

ditto

ditto

ditto

4
-

ditto

Foel-wen

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
-

ditto

Lletty

ditto

ditto

ditto

6
1

ditto

Llyn-eidaw

Talsarnan

ditto

ditto

-
14

Corwen Slate Mining Co. Ltd., Corwen

Penarth (Corwen)

Corwen

R Meryck Roberts

Slate

10
15

EH Davies, Bryn Derwen, Aberangell

Hendre-ddu

Aberangell

EH Davies

ditto

-
-

Edwin Maurice Ellis & WD McKenzie Ellis, c/o Woodcok, Ryland and Parker, 15, Bloosmbury Square, London

Diphwys

Blaenau Festiniog

ditto

-
1

John W Greaves & Sons, Ltd., Portmadoc

Llechwedd

ditto

William Owen

ditto

21
96

Fred Hall & TD Stubbs, 2, Exchange Court, Liverpool

Pant-ywrach

Penrhyndendraeth

Copper ore

-
3

Inigo Jones, Tudor Slate Works, Groeslon, Carnarvon

Talmierin

Aberangell

Slate

-
-

Maenofferen Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Blaenau Festiniog

Maenofferen

Blaenau Festiniog

GE Jones

ditto

48
51

Manod Slate Quarries Ltd., Blaenau Festiniog

Manod

ditto

D Richard

ditto

13
58

Minllyn Slate Quarries Co., Dinas Mawddwy

Minllyn

Dinas Mawddwy

JH Bullock

ditto

-
-

Moelferna and Deeside Slate and Slab Co. Ltd., Glyndyfrdwy, Llangollen

Moelferna

Glyndyfrdwy

R Pierce

ditto

9
21

W Morgan, Pritchard & Co., 1, Queen Victoria St., London

Prince Edward

Trawsfynydd

Gold ore

-
-

Morris & Williams, 2, Porkington Place, Harlech

Liam-lleithdir

Harlech

Manganese ore

3
-

ditto

Penarth

ditto

O Morris

ditto

2
3

New Rhosydd Slate Quarry Co. Ltd., Portmadoc

Penmarth

ditto

Evan Jones

ditto

-
2

Oakeley Slate Quarries Co. Ltd., 26, Suffolk St., Pal Mall East, London

Oakeley

ditto

Robert H. Jones

ditto

130
216

Park and Croesor Slate Quarries Ltd., Penrhyndeudraeth

Croesor

llanfrothen

M Kellow

ditto

12
20

ditto

Park

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
1

AR Pryce, Cyfronydd, Welshpool. Aberllenfeni Slate Quarrie Offices, Machynlleth

Aberllefeni

Aberllefeni

D Owen

ditto

20
25

Ratgoed Quarries Ltd., Aberllenfeni, Corris

Ratgoed

ditto

ditto

3
3

Willliam Simon, Tynddol, Llandedr

Fronallt

Llanbedr

William Simon

Manganese ore

2
1

Isaac H Storey, Caton, Lancaster

Panorama

Barmouth

Copper ore

2
1

Union Zinc Mining Co. Ltd., 119, Victoria St., Westminster, London

Bwlch-y-plwm

Penrhyndendraeth

S Jones

Lead ore

5
1

United Kingdom Minerals Development Ltd., 5, Great Winchester St., London

Gwyn

Ganllwyd, Dolgelly

Gold ore

-
1

Votty & Bowydd Slate Quarries Co. Ltd., Blaenau Festiniog

Votty & Bowydd

Blaenau Festiniog

J Lloyd Jones

Slate

52
43

Zinc Mines of Great Britain Ltd., Tanygrisian, Blaenau Festiniog

Moelwyn

ditto

AR Hale

Zin ore

9
9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montgomery

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Cliff Dale Barytes Co. Ltd., Pontesbury, Shrewsbury

ditto

Calcot

Weston

Chirbury

ditto

W Croft

ditto

Barytes & calcite

ditto

25
21

English Barytes and Mining Co. Ltd., 36, St. Mary's Gate, Derby

Middleton Hill

Middleton

T Bennett

Barytes

10
5

EH Guest, 80-82, Wardour St., London

Cwm Fron

Tylwch, Llanidoles

J Rogers

Lead and zinc ores

-
-

Nant Iago Mine Ltd., Minerva House, Llanidoles

Nant Iago

Llangurig

S Bournaki

ditto

15
6

New Era Slate Quarry, Ceinws

New Era

Ceinws

DE Jones

Slate

-
-

ditto

Rhiwgwreiddyn

Machynlleth

ditto

ditto

-
-

John Rogers, Llanidoles

Trefloge fawr and Trefloge fach

Llandiloes

J Rogers

-
-

Fred J Ryland, 46, Queen Victoria St., London

Bryn Tail

ditto

Barytes

6
2

Welsh Van Mining Co. Ltd., Minerva House, Llanidoles

Van

ditto

JG Hooper

Lead and zinc ores

45
59